One of the key questions in social science is the role of the bourgeoisie in creating a democracy. An important issue in contemporary international politics is the trajectory of the current Russian political system. This book brings these questions together by exploring the role played by the bourgeoisie in shaping political outcomes in five countries: contemporary Russia, industrial revolution Britain, France, Germany and the USA. Its main focus is the way the different new business classes have been integrated into the political system, and the implications this had for the political trajectories of the respective countries. The contemporary Russian experience is thrown into relief by comparison with the national experiences of the other four countries, enabling conclusions to be drawn about both the general question of the historic role of this class in democratization and the more specific question of its role in Russia today.
Author(s): Graeme Gill
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Year: 2008
Language: English
Commentary: 52306
Pages: 396
Contents......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 9
List of Abbreviations......Page 10
1. The Bourgeoisie: Creators of Democracy?......Page 12
2. The Making of a Social Class: The Western Bourgeoisie......Page 32
3. The Making of a Social Class: The Post-Soviet Bourgeoisie......Page 77
4. Bourgeois Representation in Political Life......Page 117
5. Post-Soviet Bourgeois Representation in Political Life......Page 167
6. Class and State: The Western Bourgeoisie......Page 193
7. Class and State: The Post-Soviet Bourgeoisie......Page 256
Conclusion: Bourgeoisie, State, and Democracy......Page 318
Appendix: The Tsarist Bourgeoisie......Page 343
Bibliography......Page 355
B......Page 388
C......Page 389
G......Page 390
L......Page 391
N......Page 392
R......Page 393
S......Page 394
W......Page 395
Z......Page 396
